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Why I'm joining Quartz as its new tech editor
— Why I'm Joining Quartz, In One Handy Chart — Starting this Friday, I'll be the new Tech Editor for Quartz, an excellent, newish business news site from Atlantic Media. — Why? Here's the quick version:

What If Microsoft Had Bought BlackBerry In 2009 Instead?
— If Steve Ballmer had taken my advice four years ago, would he be better off today? — The big tech story this week — until another iPhone part leaks, that is — will be Microsoft's $7+ billion acquisition of Nokia's smartphone business.

The Apple TV App Store Can't Be Too Far Away
— Apple TV owners just got a bunch more channels: Vevo, the Weather Channel, more from Disney, and Smithsonian. This follows a recent update that added HBO Go and ESPN apps, and represents a continued acceleration of new content being added to Apple TV.

AOL vs. Netflix: The Entire Internet In One Simple Chart
— Dialup out, broadband in. It doesn't get more clear than this. — At the end of March, almost 2.7 million people still subscribed to AOL service, the company reported this morning. That's about where Netflix stood at the end of 2004.

Apple's Solid-After-All Quarter In Charts
— Apple is still growing, but slower than before. And it's not as profitable as it was a year ago — a rare reversal. But it's still solid. — Apple reported March quarter earnings this afternoon. Expectations were muted, and Apple beat them, with particularly strong iPad shipments.

Who's Going To Buy The Facebook Phone?
— Facebook unveiled its long-awaited mobile phone platform today. It is, as assumed, a Facebook “layer” on top of Google Android. I haven't had a chance to use it yet, or even take a detailed look at the presentation. But I can already see where it might be useful and popular.